As the teams took the ice for the final period of the series, it was clear that the Crimson was rattled. Sophomore center Dom Moore took a dubious penalty for slashing behind the play, allowing Stafford to net the go-ahead goal at 4:02 in the third.

This season, opponents have outscored Harvard 42 to 27 in the final frame of play, meaning that the prospects of pulling off a come-back in the last 20 minutes was dim on paper. But the Crimson reversed that trend and popped four unanswered goals in the span of six minutes to clinch the game and the series.

"We couldn't have picked a better time for our first come-from-behind victory," Mazzoleni said. "We tied the game, got the momentum change and then jumped out all over him. Our kids really played with focus tonight."

Nowak knocked home the equalizer on a rebound at 7:59 to make it 4-4, and marked the end of Yale's offensive pressure.

The elder Moore memorably capped his collegiate career in his home barn by posting easily his best performance of the season, and netting the game-winning tally less than a minute later.

"It was really nice to have a game like that in my final contest at Bright," Moore said. "The second period was unbelieveable because it felt like everything was going against us. Our team showed a lot heart."

Heading to Lake Placid, a tournament where you can't advance without stringing together two victories, the weekend sweep over Yale is tremendous.